Explore the details of the Competitive Access Systems-v-Apple, Inc. case under case number 5:2025cv04595 involving a cause of action for Patent Infringement. Review key information about the parties involved, the patents in question, and the docket entries.
The following plaintiffs are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.
| Company | Represented By |
|---|---|
| Competitive Access Systems | Stinson LLP Practus, LLP |
The following defendants are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.
| Company | Represented By |
|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | Desmarais LLP |
This case involves 7 patents, each of which is central to the dispute. These patents may be subject to claims of infringement, challenges to their validity, or other issues concerning their scope and enforcement.
| Application Number | Patent Number |
|---|---|
| 10686375 | US7606156B2 |
| 12581852 | US8228801B2 |
| 13531294 | US8861349B2 |
| 14512414 | US9350649B2 |
| 15161787 | US10868908B2 |
| 17120549 | US11418641B2 |
| 17887922 |
The Docket Entries section provides a chronological list of all significant filings and court actions in this case.
| Date | Docket Entry | Type |
|---|---|---|
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| Jul 1, 2025 | NOTICE of Appearance filed by Maria Tartakovsky on behalf of Apple, Inc. (Tartakovsky, Maria) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | NOTICE |
| Jul 1, 2025 | STIPULATION to Extend Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint filed by Apple, Inc.. (Curry, Kyle) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | STIPULATION |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Corporate Disclosure Statement by Apple, Inc. and Certification of Conflicts and Interested Entities or Persons (Curry, Kyle) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | - |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20847420.) filed by Apple, Inc.. (Sadeh, Ido) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | MOTION |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20847408.) filed by Apple, Inc.. (Reilly, Patrick) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | MOTION |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20847387.) filed by Apple, Inc.. (Miller, Lindsey) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | MOTION |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20847361.) filed by Apple, Inc.. (Oussayef, Karim) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | MOTION |
| Jul 1, 2025 | NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kyle Patrick Curry on behalf of Apple, Inc. (Curry, Kyle) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025) | NOTICE |
| Jun 27, 2025 | CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Competitive Access Systems re 7 Summons Issued (Mathiowetz, Duane) (Filed on 6/27/2025) (Entered: 06/27/2025) | CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE |
| Jun 18, 2025 | ORDER granting 24 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Judith S. Araujo. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/18/2025. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/18/2025) (Entered: 06/18/2025) | ORDER |
| Jun 18, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20802370.) filed by Competitive Access Systems. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing - Supreme Court of Colorado)(Araujo, Judith) (Filed on 6/18/2025) (Entered: 06/18/2025) | MOTION |
| Jun 17, 2025 | CLERK'S NOTICE RESETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Joint Case Management Statement due by 9/4/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/11/2025 at 01:00 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2025) (Entered: 06/17/2025) | CLERK |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ORDER granting 16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Austin C. Diehl. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/17/2025. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2025) (Entered: 06/17/2025) | ORDER |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ORDER by granting 15 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Timothy D. Krieger. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/17/2025. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2025) (Entered: 06/17/2025) | ORDER |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ORDER granting 14 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Julie C. Scheipeter. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/17/2025. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2025) (Entered: 06/17/2025) | ORDER |
| Jun 17, 2025 | ORDER granting 13 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney B. Scott Eidson. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/17/2025. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2025) (Entered: 06/17/2025) | ORDER |
| Jun 13, 2025 | ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge P. Casey Pitts. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (smc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025) | ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED |
| Jun 12, 2025 | CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND WILL BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025) | CLERK |
| Jun 12, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20782845.) filed by Competitive Access Systems. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Diehl, Austin) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025) | MOTION |
| Jun 12, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20782817.) filed by Competitive Access Systems. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Krieger, Timothy) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025) | MOTION |
| Jun 12, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20782773.) filed by Competitive Access Systems. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Scheipeter, Julie) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025) | MOTION |
| Jun 12, 2025 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20782680.) filed by Competitive Access Systems. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Eidson, B.) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025) | MOTION |
| Jun 11, 2025 | CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Competitive Access Systems.. (Mathiowetz, Duane) (Filed on 6/11/2025) (Entered: 06/11/2025) | CONSENT |
| Jun 11, 2025 | CLERK'S NOTICE RE: Consent or Declination. Plaintiff is requested to file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. Consent/Declination due by 6/25/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2025) (Entered: 06/11/2025) | CLERK |
| Jun 6, 2025 | CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING Initial Case Management Conference for 9/3/2025, at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. Case Management Statement due 8/26/2025. This hearing will be held via Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/nc Standing Orders for Magistrate Judge Cousins can be found at: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/nc (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025) | CLERK |
| Jun 4, 2025 | ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (smc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2025) (Entered: 06/04/2025) | ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED |
| Jun 3, 2025 | ORDER OF RECUSAL. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on June 3, 2025. (svklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 06/03/2025) | ORDER OF RECUSAL |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Summons Issued as to Apple, Inc.. (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/2/2025) (Entered: 06/02/2025) | - |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/26/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/2/2025 09:30 AM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/2/2025) (Entered: 06/02/2025) | - |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 6/16/2025. (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/2/2025) (Entered: 06/02/2025) | - |
| May 30, 2025 | Certificate of Interested Entities by Competitive Access Systems identifying Corporate Parent Competitive Access Systems for Competitive Access Systems. (Mathiowetz, Duane) (Filed on 5/30/2025) (Entered: 05/30/2025) | - |
| May 30, 2025 | REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding patents (cc: form mailed to register). (Mathiowetz, Duane) (Filed on 5/30/2025) (Entered: 05/30/2025) | REPORT |
| May 30, 2025 | Proposed Summons. (Mathiowetz, Duane) (Filed on 5/30/2025) (Entered: 05/30/2025) | - |
| May 30, 2025 | COMPLAINT ACANDC-20736032 against All Defendants. Filed by Competitive Access Systems. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Complaint Exhibit Key, # 2 Exhibit Exh A to Complaint, # 3 Exhibit Exh B to Complaint, # 4 Exhibit Exh C to Complaint, # 5 Exhibit Exh D to Complaint, # 6 Exhibit Exh E to Complaint, # 7 Exhibit Exh F to Complaint, # 8 Exhibit Exh G to Complaint, # 9 Exhibit Exh H to Complaint, # 10 Exhibit Exh I to Complaint, # 11 Exhibit Exh J to Complaint, # 12 Exhibit Exh K to Complaint, # 13 Exhibit Exh L to Complaint, # 14 Exhibit Exh M to Complaint, # 15 Exhibit Exh N to Complaint, # 16 Exhibit Exh O to Complaint, # 17 Exhibit Exh P to Complaint, # 18 Exhibit Exh Q to Complaint, # 19 Exhibit Exh R to Complaint, # 20 Exhibit Exh S to Complaint, # 21 Exhibit Exh T to Complaint)(Mathiowetz, Duane) (Filed on 5/30/2025) (Entered: 05/30/2025) | COMPLAINT ACANDC-20736032 |